magiclandThey're missing the observation car
They're missing the observation car (which was part of the set). There are also a few freight cars running around from Jim Beam labeled "Jersey & Western Railway"
RobertSchuknecht They should have placed the tender behind the engine.
They should have placed the tender behind the engine.
The conductor is the boss of the train, and he wanted to make sure he had adequate fuel for the stove in the caboose.
You made it look like it's supposed to! Thanks David!
For those of us wishing for a letterhead version:
GERALD L MCFARLANE JR Firelock76 PS: The booze probably would have evaporated off by now anyway. Wayne Not necessarily, it depends on how and where you display/store it. I've seen bottles of booze over 50 years old still full or practically full. Also affected by the alchohol content as far as evaporation goes.
Firelock76 PS: The booze probably would have evaporated off by now anyway. Wayne
Not necessarily, it depends on how and where you display/store it. I've seen bottles of booze over 50 years old still full or practically full. Also affected by the alchohol content as far as evaporation goes.
Johnny
Firelock76PS: The booze probably would have evaporated off by now anyway. Wayne
I would think that they would be worth more as sealed from the factory. Some friends of mine collect breweriana, mainly beer cans. A beer can can be collectible if it's opened from the bottom. Open the top and it's worth the deposit. Funny how beer bottles don't get the same interest as cans, but lables from bottles are collectible. Also, beer trays, neons, ash trays and such. Not for me though, I have enough so-called collectors items. But having said that I do have a bottle of Duff beer. Empty, of course. Oh, bottle caps are collectible- known as "crowns" in the brewerianist world, dont 'cha know?
Firelock76 That's amazing, I've been going to antique and collectable shows and have never seen the complete Jim Beam set. Why'd they do the Jersey Central? Just a guess, but at the time that set was made the state of New Jersey had a population density (average) of 1,500 people per square mile. I suppose they figured there were bound to be some railfans in there somewhere. Probably a few Jim Beam drinkers too!
That's amazing, I've been going to antique and collectable shows and have never seen the complete Jim Beam set.
Why'd they do the Jersey Central? Just a guess, but at the time that set was made the state of New Jersey had a population density (average) of 1,500 people per square mile. I suppose they figured there were bound to be some railfans in there somewhere.
Probably a few Jim Beam drinkers too!
Firelock, I actually have a 9 car Jim Beam train nset that my father gave me. It doesn't have any boxes for the cars though.
Nope, that would make sense!
I remember seeing ads for these back in the 70's and thought they were really beautiful. Being a kid however once I found out they were filled with booze and couldn't run with my Lionels I lost interest in them.
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
Or, had brokenthe seals and disposed of the contents?
Hi Sam! I remember reading several years ago that supposedly collector decanters like that Jim Beam set or the Wild Turkey decanters were worth less with the liquor inside and the seals intact. I think the article said liquor laws (state? federal? who knows?) mandated a certain price level with the liquor inside and nothing above. They're worth more empty, or so the article said.
Then again, collectables like these are worth only what someone's willing to pay for them.
Next time don't take chances, drain those things yourself!
PS: The booze probably would have evaporated off by now anyway.
Wayne
CandOforprogress2 What scale would that be? G or Standerd?
What scale would that be? G or Standerd?
Well, it's not really either, remember those were liquor decanters and not made to run, they were strictly for display. However, size-wise I'd say they're close to G scale.
So I am sitting at Flannerys Bar in the Village of Chesterton IN which is S of South Shore Ogden Dunes Station and above the bar is a rare full set of Jim Beam Engine and Train Cars. I have also wondered why they would model "Central Of New Jersey" instead of a Southern railroad. They said it was made in the 1980s but I thought this was done in the 1970s
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/jim-beam-train-set
Prices range from 299.00 to 600.00
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